CVE-2008-5878

Phpclanwebsite < Fix Pack 5 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5878. PoCs published by s4avrd0w.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite <= 1.23.3 Fix Pack #5, including file inclusion, SQL injection, and XSS. It provides examples of vulnerable endpoints and conditions required for exploitation.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite (aka PCW) 1.23.3 Fix Pack 5 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) boxname parameter to theme/superchrome/box.php and the (2) theme parameter to phpclanwebsite/footer.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by s4avrd0w · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7515

This is a detailed writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite <= 1.23.3 Fix Pack #5, including file inclusion, SQL injection, and XSS. It provides examples of vulnerable endpoints and conditions required for exploitation.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Sqli | Xss | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Phpclanwebsite <= 1.23.3 Fix Pack #5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: register_globals=On · magic_quotes_gpc=Off
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4881
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7515
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33211
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32915

Scores

EPSS 0.0192
EPSS Percentile 77.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (7)
phpclanwebsite/phpclanwebsite 1.20
phpclanwebsite/phpclanwebsite 1.21
phpclanwebsite/phpclanwebsite 1.22
phpclanwebsite/phpclanwebsite 1.23
phpclanwebsite/phpclanwebsite 1.23.1
phpclanwebsite/phpclanwebsite 1.23.2
phpclanwebsite/phpclanwebsite < 1.23.3
Published Jan 08, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026